Last year I think I had a Top 50—this year I could only come up with a Top 43. I felt all year that the indie music output was a little shy of last year’s spectacular levels. But there was still plenty to love, especially the stuff at the top of the list. While I didn’t get a chance to listen to each & every one of these albums all the way through, the ones that made the list had multiple cuts I enjoyed (unless noted.)
43. Pond — — The Weather
42. Adult Mom — — Soft Spots
41. Tennis — — Yours Conditionally
40. Los Campesinos! — — Sick Scenes
39. Male Gaze — — Miss Taken
38. Surf Curse — — Nothing Yet
37. Jane Weaver — — Modern Kosmology
36. Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! — — Corners
35. Lisa LeBlanc — — Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
34. The Last Quokka — — S/T (esp ‘Nazi Scum’ single)
33. Sleaford Mods — English Tapas
32. Roya — — S/T
31. Goat Girl — — Cracker Drool (single)
30. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile — — Lotta Sea Lice
29. Superet — — Loving the Animal (sing.)
28. Cherry Glazerr — — Apocalipstick
27. The Black Angels — — Death Song
26. Nouvelle Vague — — I Could Be Happy
25. Death From Above — — Outrage! Is Now
24. The Horrors — — V
23. Wolf Alice — — Visions Of A Life
22. Mammut — — Breathe Into Me (songle) not as thrilled with the rest of ‘Kinder Versions’ album
21. Tunabunny — — Incinerate (songle)
20. The xx — — I See You
19. Fay Roy — — Heaven At 27
18. Lea Porcelain — — HYMNS TO THE NIGHT
17. Vagabon — — Infinite Worlds
16. The Magnetic Fields — — 50 Song Memoir
15. Juliana Hatfield — — Pussycat
14. Priests — — Nothing Feels Natural
13. girlpool — — Powerplant
12. CHASTITY — — Chains EP
11. Alyeska — — Crush
10. La Femme — — Ou va le Monde
9. Rainer Maria — — “Self Titled”
8. Damaged Bug — — Bunker Funk
7. LCD Soundsystem — — american dream
6. The New Pornographers — — Whiteout Conditions
5. Spoon — — Hot Thoughts
4. Ride — — Weather Diaries
3. Guerilla Toss — — GT Ultra
2. The I.L.Y.s — — Bodyguard
1. Kane Strang — — Two Hearts and No Brain
Here’s to an Indie-licious ’18!
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